100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces Paperback - 2008
by Editors of the American Heritage Di
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This latest installment in the bestselling 100 Word series settles the score on 100 controversies and misconceptions about words with difficult or slippery pronunciations.
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- Title 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces
- Author Editors of the American Heritage Di
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Collins Reference
- Date 2008
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0547148119I4N00
- ISBN 9780547148113 / 0547148119
- Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 4.4 x 0.4 in (19.81 x 11.18 x 1.02 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Usage, English language - Pronunciation
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008025672
- Dewey Decimal Code 428.1
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Summary
New to the best-selling 100 Words series: 100 pronunciation pitfalls and how to talk right through them
Have you ever been told that a certain word you have been using is correctly pronounced in a different way? And what about those words with more than one pronunciation -- does it matter which one you use? Will your pronunciation sound silly?
This latest installment in the best-selling 100 Words series, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces, settles the score on 100 controversies and misconceptions about words with difficult or slippery pronunciations.
Selected by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words are tongue twisters of a different kind. Each word is presented in dictionary format, with a note explaining the pronunciation problem, how it arose, and why it is controversial.
Here are but a few of the questions this book answers: Does the word dour rhyme with sour or tour? Which syllable is properly stressed in harass and desultory? Is there a final ay sound in cadre, forte, and lingerie?
Why do people put an extra syllable in words like mischiev(i)ous and triath(a)lon? Should it bother us when presidents and generals say nucular?
Fun to read and informative as well, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces is bound to appeal to anyone who doesn’t want to be the center of attention for the wrong reason.
Have you ever been told that a certain word you have been using is correctly pronounced in a different way? And what about those words with more than one pronunciation -- does it matter which one you use? Will your pronunciation sound silly?
This latest installment in the best-selling 100 Words series, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces, settles the score on 100 controversies and misconceptions about words with difficult or slippery pronunciations.
Selected by the editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries, these words are tongue twisters of a different kind. Each word is presented in dictionary format, with a note explaining the pronunciation problem, how it arose, and why it is controversial.
Here are but a few of the questions this book answers: Does the word dour rhyme with sour or tour? Which syllable is properly stressed in harass and desultory? Is there a final ay sound in cadre, forte, and lingerie?
Why do people put an extra syllable in words like mischiev(i)ous and triath(a)lon? Should it bother us when presidents and generals say nucular?
Fun to read and informative as well, 100 Words Almost Everyone Mispronounces is bound to appeal to anyone who doesn’t want to be the center of attention for the wrong reason.
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- Kirkus Reference Reviews-Adult, 09/01/2008, Page 1
- Library Journal Supplements, 11/15/2008, Page 47
